The reason I ask is that I went through a long list of OTC and other medications for heartburn nothing would touch, and accidentally found something which provided relief within 24 hours. Not short term relief, but for a few weeks.
I smoked cigarettes up until a week ago, and would be in situations where a cigarette presented a serious safety hazard. So I took up smokeless tobacco, the kind that comes in little pouches. I was drinking coffee and had one of those in my mouth and washed the juice down with the coffee. Within 24 hours no heartburn. None.
YMMV, but this worked.
I'm not selling anything, just saying what worked for me. It is not too much to think the nicotine in tobacco juice might interfere with H. Pylori, and do so a lot cheaper than many commercially available meds out there.
I use smokeless as well.
I think it contributed alot to my heartburn....not sure.
I was checked for H Pylori. Negative.
I was treated with antibiotics about 7-8 years ago. I suffered chronic ulcer attacks...2-3 times a year. Following the treatment I haven't had another ulcer attack but my Gerd is as bad as ever. Nothing touches the heartburn...Protonix or Prilosec are the only things I've tried that help.